The 63-year-old Australian actress, who has been nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress' at the upcoming Academy Awards for her role in crime movie Animal Kingdom, said that she has to "pinch herself" all the time.

Weaver told New Idea magazine: "I still can't believe any of this is happening. It's surreal. It's like I'm looking at someone else's life playing out in front of me. At my age, and after a lifetime of so many ups and downs, I'm constantly pinching myself.

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A friend of Weaver recently revealed that after bouts with depression and alcoholism, four divorces and a miscarriage, it is "wonderful" to see the star so "divinely happy" again.